ThinkWeave vs Catchly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
ThinkWeave
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Your notes, tasks, and projects β woven together. ThinkWeave is a beautifully crafted productivity app for iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Vision Pro. It brings your ideas, to-dos, and work into one connected workspace, synced seamlessly across all your devices via iCloud. CAPTURE WITHOUT LIMITS Write rich-text notes with bold, italic, and underline formatting. Attach audio recordings with live, on-device transcription so you never lose a spoken idea. Extract text from images using built-in OCR. Link tasks directly inside your notes to turn thoughts into action. ORGANISE YOUR WAY Group work into projects, each with its own icon and priority. Apply tags universally across notes, tasks, projects, and recordings. Pin your most important items to a personalised dashboard and track your productivity with built-in analytics, writing streaks, and task-completion trends. ON-DEVICE AI β PRIVATE BY DESIGN Let built-in AI work quietly in the background. Summarise long notes, suggest relevant tags, extract actionable tasks, generate smart titles as you type, and clean up voice transcriptions β all processed entirely on your device. Your content never leaves your ecosystem. WORKS EVERYWHERE YOU DO β’ iPhone & iPad β full feature set with Spotlight search, Siri Shortcuts, and Home Screen quick actions. β’ Mac β native two-column layout, keyboard shortcuts, menu bar commands, and a dedicated inspector sidebar. β’ Apple Vision Pro β full data access with audio recording and playback support. BUILT FOR ACCESSIBILITY A clean, intuitive interface designed to be welcoming for everyone. Accessibility and ease of use are first-class priorities, without compromising on power or depth. START FREE, GROW UNLIMITED ThinkWeave is free to use with up to 10 notes, 10 tasks, 1 project, and 4 audio recordings. When you're ready, unlock unlimited everything with a single subscription β available monthly or annually. Your data. Your devices. Your way of thinking. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Catchly
Quickly capture fleeting thoughts, ideas, and potential actions without the pressure of immediate organization. This lightweight tool provides a safe space for inspiration, allowing you to refine and act on them later. It prioritizes speed and privacy, keeping your ideas on your devices.
- Fast idea capture
- Chronological timeline
- Search and filters
- Open, completed, archived states
- Importance and urgency markers
- Apple Reminders integration
- Home Screen widgets
- iCloud sync
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Catchly is a fast, lightweight place to capture ideas, thoughts, and possible next actions. Ideas can appear and disappear in seconds: a sentence that suddenly comes to mind, an unfinished plan, something to handle later, or an insight from work or reading. Catchly gives each one a safe place to land. Catchly does not force every thought to become a heavy task. Capture it first, organize it later, and decide whenβor whetherβit deserves action. WHY CATCHLY WORKS - Your mind is for having ideas, not holding them. Catchly reduces the friction between a thought appearing and storing it somewhere you trust. - An idea does not need to be complete. Save the first trace now and refine it when you are ready. - Unfinished thoughts occupy attention. Writing them down helps clear mental space without creating a complicated to-do system. - Important and urgent are not the same. Lightweight importance and urgency markers help you decide what deserves attention. - Low-friction capture builds a lasting habit. Input, reminders, filters, widgets, and shortcuts are designed to stay out of your way. - Your ideas remain yours. Catchly requires no account, uses no advertising trackers, and keeps your content on your devices and in iCloud rather than on developer-operated servers. HOW TO USE IT - Tap the capture button and write down your idea. - Add a date when timing matters, with the option to create an Apple Reminder. - Mark an idea as important or urgent to make it easier to find later. - Complete ideas you have acted on, or archive those you no longer need in view. - Search and filter by status, importance, or urgency. - Add Catchly widgets to your Home Screen so earlier ideas can resurface. - Use shortcuts and system integrations to capture ideas with minimal interruption. MADE FOR REAL LIFE - Work: follow-up actions, product ideas, copy, and investigation notes. - Learning: reading notes, course insights, questions, and concepts to revisit. - Life: shopping ideas, travel plans, temporary tasks, gifts, and loose ends. - Creativity: titles, paragraphs, scenes, story concepts, and fragments of inspiration. - Reflection: review your timeline and rediscover directions worth pursuing. FEATURES - Fast capture without forcing ideas into a complex task structure - A chronological timeline for browsing and reflection - Search and filters for keywords, status, importance, and urgency - Open, completed, and archived states - Lightweight importance and urgency matrix - Apple Reminders integration - Home Screen widgets that resurface captured ideas - iCloud and CloudKit sync across your Apple devices - No Catchly account required - Privacy-friendly design with no advertising tracking or sale of personal data CATCHLY MAY BE FOR YOU IF - You collect scattered thoughts but do not want to turn them into projects immediately. - You want something more focused than a general notes app and lighter than a task manager. - You want ideas, possible actions, reminders, and review in one simple flow. - You have ADHDβor simply a busy, fast-moving mindβand want an external inbox for your thoughts. - You often lose ideas while switching tasks and want a lower-friction way to preserve them. - You prefer to capture first and decide what matters later. CONTACT Questions, feedback, or suggestions for new capture methods are always welcome. Support: freemind.dev.workshop@gmail.com EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://glib-march-c73.notion.site/375a6a5d5d23806393f5dece27445693
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Catchly at weekly against ThinkWeave's every 5 months. Catchly also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. ThinkWeave sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Catchly sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ThinkWeave ships an update every 5 months, Catchly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ThinkWeave | Catchly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | β | 50.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | β | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro β better | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Filtercode LTD | ζζ± θ |
In-app purchases
ThinkWeave
- Monthly Plan$2.991 Month
- Annual Plan β Save 17%$29.991 Year
Catchly
- Premium Lifetime$1.00









